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Blixt — Blixt
(Cuneiform Rune 335, 2011, CD)

by Jon Davis, Published 2013-04-01

As it says on the cover, Blixt is Raoul Björkenheim, Bill Laswell, and Morgan Ågren. And in case you weren't aware of it, they are all monsters on their instruments. But technique alone does not make successful music, and the history of music is filled with terrible albums by good musicians. This one starts of with 'Black Whole,' and it quickly becomes apparent that these guys are taking the 'monster' metaphor a little more literally than they had to. They are fierce, aggressive, and frightful, three apocalyptic horsemen sweeping through the village leaving destruction in their wake. But it's not pure bluster — there's real depth and subtlety to these tunes. And in between the fiery moments, there are periods of calm — they know how to use space. I'm reminded of the first incarnation of Tony Williams' Lifetime, as on Emergency! only without any keyboards — this has a similar edge to it. Björkenheim has quite an arsenal of effects, everything from distortion to wacky ring modulation, and Laswell has his own rack of sound manglers — I almost feel sorry for poor Ågren with just a drum kit, but he does enough with it that the music never lacks for inventiveness. For every passage in a tricky odd meter, there is a floating moment of atmosphere where such things as beats are only rumors, not to be completely believed. This is an outstanding entry into the crowded ranks of power trios, one that's sure to make frequent appearances in my player.

Blixt bassist Bill Laswell produced and played on Ginger Baker’s 1986 album, Horses & Trees (Celluloid). A longtime admirer of Baker, Laswell coaxed the ex-Cream drummer out of semi-retirement for the project. Then again, who has Laswell not worked with over the last thirty years? The most internationally celebrated of the Blixt trio, Laswell. A guide to Bill Laswell: biography, discography, reviews, links. When veteran British producer Giorgio Gomelsky invited Henry Cow's and Art Bears' guitarist Fred Frith to New York, Frith met with bassist Bill Laswell and drummer Bill Maher, who were trying to add a dance beat to the music of Art Bears.

Filed under: New releases, Issue 40, 2011 releases

Related artist(s): Morgan Ågren, Raoul Björkenheim, Blixt, Bill Laswell

More info
http://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/blixt-2

Aspiration is a compilation album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on March 15, 2011 by Metastation.^[2]

Track listing[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the Aspiration liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

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• Jeff Bova – synthesizer(4)
• Bootsy Collins – bass guitar(4)
• Alice Coltrane – piano and harp(2), musical arrangements(2)
• Sussan Deyhim – vocals(3), musical arrangements (3)
• Aïyb Dieng – Ghatam, congas and percussion(4)
• Kudsi Erguner – ney(3)
• Jonas Hellborg – bass guitar (4)
• The Dalai Lama – voice(5)
• Zakir Hussain – tabla(1)
• K. Pattabhi Jois – chant(1)
• Toshinori Kondo – trumpet and electronics(5)
• Bill Laswell – bass guitar (1, 3, 4, 5), percussion(6), remix(2), producer
• Nils Petter Molvær – trumpet(1)
• Mark Nauseef – meditation bells(3)
• Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone(6)
• Carlos Santana – guitar(2)
• Simon Shaheen – oud and violin(4)
• Nicky Skopelitis – guitar, sitar and baglama(4), percussion(6)
• Bernie Worrell – electric piano and organ(4)

Technical personnel

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• James Dellatacoma – assistant engineering
• Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
• Russell Mills – cover art
• Robert Musso – engineering

Release history[edit]

References[edit]

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1. ^Jurek, Thom. 'Aspiration'. Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
2. ^'Bill Laswell: Aspiration'. Metastation. 1999. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
3. ^Aspiration (booklet). Bill Laswell. Santa Barbara, California: Metastation. 2011.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links[edit]

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• Aspiration at Discogs (list of releases)